Chapter One
Venus opened up gentle stormy blue eyes, her tiny paws covering her small muzzle.
"Venus, you're awake," Her mother, Mercury, purred. The beautiful silvery gray tabby she-cat radiated love for Venus and that made Venus want to go back to sleep before she was tackled by a blue-gray tom, her brother, Neptune.
"Neptune, get off!" Venus grunted, throwing her brother off of her. Neptune went soaring through the air, laughing until he hit a pile of cans with a giant clatter. His icy blue eyes were bright as his face appeared from the burrow of cans.
"Haha! That was AWESOME! Come on, V! Do it again!" He mewed. Venus glared at him, her fur ruffled. She started to smooth it down with quick strokes of her tongue. Lovable idiot. She thought with affection towards her brother. Neptune was bouncing around Mercury's paws, squealing excitedly. Mercury's ears suddenly pricked up.
"Kits, hide," She whispered just as a trio of dogs came storming into their den. Mercury arched her back, showing her defiance although it was shining in her bright gray eyes.
"Mercury, we need your kits. We won't take no for an answer," One of them growled.
"Well, you're gonna have to. I haven't had any kits for moons and I am sure Lightning knows that," Mercury snapped.
"Really? Then who are the small cats you've had with you for the past five months?" The dog sneered.
"Strays I was taking care of. I've already sent them away, far away from here and you savages."
"Ha! I'm sure Lightning will love to hear that story after he sees your dead body." The dog attacked, lightning quick but Mercury was faster. She raked her claws across the dog's face, sending sprawling on the ground.
"Venus! Neptune! RUN!" Mercury yowled. Venus and Neptune bolted from their hiding place, dashing into Twolegplace. They paused in an alleyway, breathing hard.
"You think we lost them?" Neptune whispered.
"I do yet I doubt it," Venus whispered back. "We should keep moving." Neptune nodded and they both cautiously left the alley, looking around with wide eyes. They caught the scent of a food after awhile and ran after it, ducking behind a restaurant. They followed the scent of sausages when a huge shape thudded onto the ground in front of the twins.
